Dream Dictionary
A dictionary from the Spellbook — symbols A–Z, and themes from Alphabet through Wedding.
The symbol list and themes follow the Dream Moods A–Z dictionary and theme pages. The readings here are written for the Spellbook. A symbol is a reading, not a prediction.
Dreams of the face and body you present are about the mask you wear for others, and about the fear that the mask is all they see.
A
Abscess
An abscess means something kept inside needs to be said aloud.
See also Sores.
Acrylic Nails
False nails mean you reach toward people without really wanting what is good for them.
Age
Your age here is worry about growing older, or regret over unfinished aims. Older than life means wisdom or stiffness; younger means you need more ease.
Appearance
Your looks here are worry about how others see you. Untidy means low regard for yourself; well put together means confidence.
B
Bald
Losing hair is low regard for yourself or worry about age. It can also be humility and a willingness to be fully seen.
See also Hair.
Beard
A long growth of facial hair is age and wisdom, while growing one you lack in life hides true feeling and removing one you have wants something said clearly. On a woman it is a wish to be more assertive.
Beautiful
Extraordinary good looks, in you or in someone else, are traits you have come to value. Do not sell yourself short.
Botox
The injection that smooths the face hides worry, or names concern about growing older.
Breast Implants
Surgical enlargement is insecurity about how you look and a sense you do not measure up. It can also be a wish to feel more sensual.
C
D
Dandruff
Dandruff means your energy is being spent badly, often under stress. It can also point to thin self-respect.
Dentures
Dentures on you mean you are not being fully honest. On someone else, they mean that person is not who they claim to be.
Disfigure
Disfigurement means an old hurt, emotional or physical, still marks you. You do not feel like yourself.
E
Exfoliate
Exfoliating means you are ready to lower your guard and show a truer self.
Eye Mask
An eye mask means you are refusing an awkward truth.
Eye Shadow
Eye shadow means you are building an air of mystery. Too much of it means you are dramatizing a situation.
Eyeliner
Eyeliner draws attention to something that needs your focus.
F
Face
Your face is the persona you show, not the whole of you. A cracking or changing face means deception, and washing it means come clean about a matter.
Facelift
A facelift means a new self-image and a rise in confidence. It can also mean you care more about the surface than what is inside.
Facial
A facial points to guilt, or to the mask you let the world inspect.
H
Hair
Hair is vitality, vanity, and health, and it shows your attitude. Knotted hair is confusion, and a drastic change of style is a change in how you want to be seen.
Haircut
A haircut can be a loss of power and criticism that feels unfair. It can also be a fresh start, shedding a part of you that you do not want.
Hairdresser
Working as a hairdresser means you are pressing your opinions onto other people, or reworking your own image and your attitude toward sex. Sitting in the chair is a wish to change how you look.
See also Salon.
Hairspray
Hairspray means you care too much about looks and about what other people think.
Highlights
Highlighting your hair means a shift in outlook is welcome, and you want a different angle on things.
L
M
Makeup
Makeup is a cover over some part of yourself, or the best face you can put forward. It can pun on making peace with someone; too much of it means looks are outweighing what is inside.
Manicure
A manicure is glamour, and a wish to be noticed for work you have done. Something beautiful may be coming through that work.
Mascara
Mascara says open your eyes and attend to a situation or a bond. Smeared, your reputation is being questioned by rumor.
Mirror
Your reflection is how you see yourself, or how you want to be seen, and what you might change. No reflection means the identity has been lost to other people's needs; a cracked glass is a distorted self-image, and fog means your aims are unclear.
See also Reflection.
P
Pedicure
A pedicure means progress is underway, with confidence and poise, and you may want that progress noticed. It can also be a simple need to be cared for and to rest.
Pimples
A pimple is shaky self-image and feeling out of place. Popping it is a negative feeling that needs to be let out before it bursts.
Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is an attempt to rebuild self-esteem and how you see yourself. If a procedure is actually scheduled, the dream may simply be anxiety about it.
Powder
Powder on the face covers a flaw or a mistake. Something powdery asks for finer behavior and speech.
Pretty
Feeling pretty asks you to admit your own worth and carry yourself with confidence. Seeing someone pretty shows qualities you could take on.
R
Rouge
Rouge is a trick used to get your own way. If it smears off, the real intention shows. On another person, you are the one being fooled.
S
Scar
A scar is an old hurt that never fully closed, or an insecurity that keeps blocking your aims.
Skin
Skin is the cover over your inner self. It can also mean you are staying on the surface.
Split Ends
Split ends mean the useful fix is to cut the problem out of your life.
Stretch Marks
Stretch marks mean you extend yourself for other people and neglect your own needs. They can also be the sense that you are failing someone's expectations.
T
Tan Lines
Pale stripes against browned skin ask you to weigh what is good in a situation against what is not.
Teeth
Rotting teeth often follow words you should not have said. Sparkling ones match wishes that landed.
Tweezers
Tweezers say look closer. Something needs precision.
U
Unibrow
A joined brow is insecurity about how you look, or feelings you are hiding.